Description
Ernie Kovacs was one of the most inventive and visually daring figures in the history of American television, and music was always central to his comedy — used with precision, absurdity, and genuine affection. This CD collects the sounds that defined his on-screen universe, from the shuffling percussion of ‘Song Of The Nairobi Trio’ — perhaps the most famous musical gag in TV history — to the deadpan strangeness of ‘Saxophobia’ and the eerie sweep of ‘Celestial Nocturne’. With 21 tracks spanning comedy, exotica, classical parody, and novelty, it’s an essential document for fans of Kovacs and anyone curious about the role sound played in shaping early television comedy…
- Please Stand By
- Ernie Kovacs – Theme Song
- Make The Knife – Opera
- Song Of The Nairobi Trio
- Polka from “The Golden Age”
- Oye Negra
- Hot Cakes & Sausage
- Saxophobia
- Jalousie (Jealousy)
- The Wrong Man
- There’s A Little Spark Of Love Still Burning
- Fish
- Celestial Nocturne
- African Echoes
- Indian Love Call
- Tumba
- Rats In My Room
- Mississippi Boogie
- Lt. Kije (Part Three)
- Oriental Blues
- Sign Off
